Gourmet native and commercial mushroom grain spawn ready to be mixed into substrate for fruiting.
All spawn is a blend of locally sourced NZ-Grown wheat and is only shipped once we're sure it's contaminant free and 100% colonized. Spawn is ready to use as soon as it arrives.
Select from our extensive range of A-Grade spawn: (By the KG)
- Grey Oyster - Pleurotus Pulmonarius
- Pink Oyster - Pleurotus Djamor
- Velvet Oyster/ NZ-Native Oyster - Pleurotus Parsonsiae
- Shiitake - Lentinula Edodes
- NZ Native Shiitake - Lentinula Novae Zelandiae
- Coral Tooth/ NZ Lions Mane - Hericium Novae Zelandiae
- Turkey Tail - Trametes Versicolor
- Enoki - Flammulina Velutipes
- Tawaka/Poplar Mushroom - Agrocybe Parasitica
- White Button Mushroom - Agraicus Bisporus
>> Read up about the types of Mushrooms that can be grown in New Zealand.
Both commerical and native oyster strains produce beautiful, large mushrooms!
All spawn and culture work is done in-house in our own laboratory.
>> Sterilized grain spawn and >> dowel spawn are also available for purchase.
All spawn cultures we offer have been sourced within NZ with permission to onsell.
We do not offer instructions on how to use grain spawn -- you can find a huge amount of info on this topic on youtube and google :)
We can supply bulk weekly (6kg+ per week) orders of fresh spawn for people wanting to grow for market-supply or small commercial operations. Please submit a contact form to discuss pricing.
Beginners / first-time growers please start with our >> Easy 5 Step Oyster Grow kit (This introductory mushroom kit will set you up with a good understanding of what spawn is and how to use it). Please note the 5 step kit method of growing will ONLY work for Oyster mushrooms (Grey Oyster, Pink Oyster and the Native Velvet Oyster).
Grain spawn will come with basic storage instructions.
Always identify any mushroom before consuming!
Mushroom Grain Spawn / Starting Culture - 10 Species (By the kg)
Spawn will be sent in a 0.2 micron filter patch bag.
SporeShift ships by NZ Post courier - shipments are trackable.
Shipping is a flat rate of $5 NZ-wide - or FREE for orders over $40.
Spawn should be removed from the box within 7 days of your receiveing it - if you need to store it please refer to paper instructions supplied for storage methods appropriate to your species.
If you see any colouring other than white in your spawn bag please send us a photo - before opening - as this could be contamination and we will replace it. It is very rare we get contamination, but on the odd occasion, it can happen. We will always replace any unopened contaminated spawn. If you do need to email us please send your order number so we can find your order in our system -- this will help speed up the process!
